to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to go out and away; to leave
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to wash away; to rinse off
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
measuring instrument; instrumentation
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to step firmly; to harden by treading
all; entire; whole; altogether
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
snake; serpent; large snake
that's the way it is; such is life
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)